Cottage Grove, MN Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cottage Grove, MN Summary

Crime in Cottage Grove research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cottage Grove over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cottage Grove:

  • There were 413 total crimes committed in Cottage Grove the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,010.5 total crimes per 100K people in Cottage Grove.
  • The overall crime rate in Cottage Grove is -56.52% below the national average.
  • Cottage Grove ranks #152 safest out of 296 cities in Minnesota.
  • Cottage Grove ranks #3,764 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cottage Grove Vs Minnesota And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cottage Grove is 1,010.5 per 100,000 people. That's -56.52% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.94% lower than the Minnesota total crime rate of 2,402.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cottage Grove
/ 100k People
Minnesota
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 413 1,010.5 2,402.4 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.4 6.3
Robbery 3 7.3 68.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 44.0 166.5 268.2
Violent Crime 29 71.0 277.5 369.8
Burglary 25 61.2 307.0 269.8
Larceny 334 817.2 1,567.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 61.2 250.0 282.7
Property Crime 384 939.5 2,124.9 1,954.4

Cottage Grove Crime Compared To Minnesota Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Minnesota.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cottage Grove

29
Violent Crimes
71.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-80.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Cottage Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cottage Grove is 71.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,409.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cottage Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 360.4 chance statewide.
  • That's -80.81% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -74.43% lower than the Minnesota violent crime rate of 277.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cottage Grove

384
Property Crimes
939.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-51.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 384 property crimes in Cottage Grove in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cottage Grove is 939.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cottage Grove each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -51.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -55.78% lower than the Minnesota property crime rate of 2,124.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Cottage Grove

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Lakeville, MN 75,548 567 750.5 673.7 76.8
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
Apple Valley, MN 55,145 1,036 1,878.7 1,635.7 243.0
Richfield, MN 36,079 1,095 3,035.0 2,696.9 338.1
Inver Grove Heights, MN 35,294 812 2,300.7 2,105.2 195.5
Rosemount, MN 27,503 169 614.5 567.2 47.3
Farmington, MN 23,551 158 670.9 581.7 89.2
Hastings, MN 21,772 325 1,492.7 1,322.8 169.9
South St. Paul, MN 20,337 552 2,714.3 2,306.1 408.1

Cottage Grove SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
7
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